Book contents
- Free Speech
- Free Speech
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Core Values
- 1 Instrumental Value Arguments for Free Speech
- 2 Intrinsic Value Arguments for Free Speech
- 3 Free Expression and Due Process Values
- 4 The Everyday First Amendment
- Part II History
- Part III Basic Principles
- Part IV Current Controversies
- Conclusion
- Index
1 - Instrumental Value Arguments for Free Speech
from Part I - Core Values
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 April 2022
- Free Speech
- Free Speech
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Core Values
- 1 Instrumental Value Arguments for Free Speech
- 2 Intrinsic Value Arguments for Free Speech
- 3 Free Expression and Due Process Values
- 4 The Everyday First Amendment
- Part II History
- Part III Basic Principles
- Part IV Current Controversies
- Conclusion
- Index
Summary
Hard cases raise hard questions. Take, for example, Snyder v. Phelps.1 That case involved picketing by protestors from the Westboro Baptist Church on public grounds near the funeral of Marine Lance Corporal Matthew Snyder, who died in Iraq in the line of duty. His father, offended by the demonstrators’ signs, sued Westboro for intentional infliction of emotional distress and other claims. A jury awarded him millions of dollars in damages, but the Supreme Court found the speech protected and reversed the verdict.
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- Free SpeechFrom Core Values to Current Debates, pp. 11 - 21Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022